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When asked what the greatest commandment was, Jesus responded that we should love the Lord with all our hearts, souls, and minds. And the second is just as important: to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. The early church forgot about these commands, and if we’re honest, it’s easy for us to forget them as well. Tune in as we learn from Jesus’ correction and instruction that we still need today.

Think about it. How often do you picture Jesus as He was? He was a baby in a manger. He was a broken man on the cross. He was dead. But God wants to reveal to us who His son is. In the book of Revelation, Jesus Himself says, “I AM the First and the Last. I AM the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I AM alive for ever and ever!” There’s a big difference between what was and what is. Tune in for a powerful revelation of the King and Savior of the world!

Revelation 1:1 ESVThe revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must SOON take place.

God is holy, and that means everything He commands us to do isn’t just good, it’s for our good. But obedience doesn’t always come easy for us. In fact, our sinful nature makes us more prone to disobey. So, what does it look like to live a life of total surrender? Tune in to this sermon to discover what it looks like to obey like Jesus.

Psalm 138:6 NLTThough the Lord is great, he cares for the HUMBLE, but he keeps his distance from the PROUD.

1 John 4:16-17 NIV“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus.”

MATTHEW 5:43-48 NKJV“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’  But I say to you, LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, BLESS THOSE WHO CURSE YOU, DO GOOD TO THOSE WHO HATE YOU, AND PRAY FOR THOSE WHO SPITEFULLY USE YOU AND PERSECUTE YOU, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you?  Do not even the tax collectors do the same?  And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.”

The book of Acts teaches us the origins of the early Church—but, like the disciples, it’s also a call for us to GO and tell the world about Jesus. He sacrificed His life, saving us from sin, and commissioned us as representatives of His incredible faithfulness. He did His part, and now it’s our turn. Tune in to the last message in our Sent series to find out how you can live sent in your everyday life!

The Church is a MOVEMENT of people who are on MISSION around a MESSAGE.

Genesis 2:18 NIVThe Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone.”

Acts 15:1-2 NIVCertain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.” This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them… What Was at Stake at the Most Important Meeting Ever?1. WILL THERE BE...

Acts 13:4-6 (NIV)The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper.

Life is full of hellos and goodbyes. Hellos are often joyful because they lead to new beginnings, but goodbyes tend to leave us feeling the loss. As Christians, we have to be willing to let go of the things that keep us from doing the work the Lord has called us to do in sharing the gospel with the world. Tune in to learn more about what we have to be prepared to say goodbye to as disciples of Jesus.

What does it mean to reconcile? In the early days of the Church, there was much division and prejudice. But God brought races, cultures, and people together through the blood of Jesus, and that is still His expectation for us today. Tune in and see God’s way of reconciliation, and what it means to be ruled by Kingdom culture rather than earthly culture.

Acts 9:26-27 NIVWhen [Saul] came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles 

A man named Saul was at the center of the persecution of the early church. He made it his mission to come against anyone who followed the Way—Jesus. But in one moment God radically changed his life! God loves you enough to meet you where you are and transform you, too. Tune in to learn four truths of a transformed life and what He wants to do in you.

Believing in Jesus is just the first step of following Him wholeheartedly. He desires for us to move from believing that He is the way, truth, and life into living fully surrendered to Him while sharing the good news with those around us. Tune in to this message to learn what it means to live as a fully committed disciple of Christ!

Acts 1:8 (CSB)8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

John 15:18-20 & 23, 16:1-4If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also… Whoever hates me hates my Father as well... All this I have told you so that you will not fall away. They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God. They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I warned you about them.

OVERARCHING THEMES IN ACTS:1. WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER2. WE GATHER TO SCATTER3. WE MUST FEAR GOD OVER MAN Acts 5:14-16 NKJVAnd believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the...